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Inquiry finds council mishandled development of residential children's home

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

| CYP Now

Dumfries and Galloway council has been criticised for its handling of plans to develop a residential childcare unit in the area.

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| CYP Now

?Up to 100 young people, including care leavers and young people with disabilities, are to be offered unpaid work placements at KFC, as part of a partnership between the fast food chain and Barnardo's.

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders are urging ministers to drop plans to hold back £150m from the Early Intervention Grant, to avoid spending more on crisis support in the long-term.

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has pledged to reduce child mortality and boost the extent to which young patients are consulted on the care they receive, as part of its response to the Children and Young People's Health Outcomes Forum report.

Council launches drive to recruit 'resilience foster carers' for troubled teenagers

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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

| CYP Now

Former police and prison officers are being urged to become "resilience foster carers" offering homes to the most challenging looked-after teenagers, as part of a Staffordshire County Council campaign.

Government provides £20m for councils supporting child refugees

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

| CYP Now

A total of £20m will be shared between all local authorities currently supporting more than 10 asylum-seeking children, the government has said.

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

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Monday, November 12, 2012

| CYP Now

Professionals across children's services must be trained to support young people at risk of suicide because of negative experiences in early childhood, a report by the children's commissioner for Northern Ireland has claimed.

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The government has been urged to delay legislation to overhaul support for children with special educational needs (SEN), over concerns that the law could be changed before the proposed reforms have been properly tested.

Ombudsman blasts Croydon over delay in housing homeless family

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The local government ombudsman has criticised Croydon Council for leaving a mother and three children to "sofa surf" for nine months after they fled their home in the wake of an attack by masked men.

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Deaf teenagers are being left out of conversations because other young people don't know how to talk to them, the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has warned.

Children and families directorate slashed

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

| CYP Now

The Department for Education's children, young people and families directorate will receive a 13 per cent blow to its budget in 2012/13 and lose 106 full-time posts, an email leaked to CYP Now has revealed.

Child sex offences hit all-time high

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| CYP Now

The number of child sex offences recorded by police forces across the UK have hit a new high, figures obtained by the NSPCC have shown.

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| CYP Now

Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

| CYP Now

Mental health services have benefited to the tune of £4.9m as part of £25m of government grants announced today.

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| CYP Now

West Berkshire Council has become the third local authority in the space of a week to have its children's services department rated "inadequate" after Ofsted inspectors found serious failures in services.

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Rotherham Council is enlisting the help of victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) to help it improve the way it tackles abuse in the town.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Councils to receive £30m to speed up adoptions

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| CYP Now

The government is to give councils £30m to encourage them to place children with adoptive parents outside their area.

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| CYP Now

Numbers of children subject to child protection plans because they are deemed to be at risk of abuse are continuing to rise, government figures reveal.

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) Alan Wood will retire from his post in Hackney at the end of the year, it has been announced.

Rise in number of serious case reviews

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Thursday, October 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of serious case reviews (SCRs) conducted into child deaths, abuse and serious injuries has risen by more than 16 per cent in the past year.

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| CYP Now

With a general election, new policy announcements, ongoing austerity measures and high-profile charity closures, 2015 was another busy year in the children and young people sector. Here is a rundown of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

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Monday, April 25, 2022

| CYP Now

A group of 30 children’s charities is calling on the government to scrap its plans to feature a controversial bill of rights in the upcoming Queen’s speech.

Plymouth gets £1m boost to support care leavers

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Monday, February 10, 2020

| CYP Now

A council-run service has partnered with a children's charity as part of a £1m project to better support care leavers.

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Inquiry finds council mishandled development of residential children's home

Barnardo's teams up with KFC on work scheme for vulnerable young people

Sector leaders call on government to rethink Early Intervention Grant cut

Ministers pledge to reduce child deaths in response to health outcomes forum

Council launches drive to recruit 'resilience foster carers' for troubled teenagers

Government provides £20m for councils supporting child refugees

Commissioner urges action on young people at risk of suicide

Government urged to put special educational needs reforms on hold

Ombudsman blasts Croydon over delay in housing homeless family

Deaf teenagers excluded from conversations

Children and families directorate slashed

Child sex offences hit all-time high

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

VCS grants scheme prioritises mental health services

Ofsted rates third council ‘inadequate' in space of week

CSE victims to play central role improving services in Rotherham

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Councils to receive £30m to speed up adoptions

Increasing numbers of children 'at risk of abuse'

Former ADCS president Alan Wood to retire

Rise in number of serious case reviews

CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2015

Abandon plans for bill of rights, government urged

Plymouth gets £1m boost to support care leavers

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